Fabaceae FAMILY

Maniltoa plurijuga

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Maniltoa plurijuga is an evergreen tree that usually grows from 25 - 40 metres tall, though sometimes reaches no more than 7 metres. The straight, cylindrical bole can be free of branches for up to 25 metres; around 37 - 85cm in diameter; usually with buttresses up to 320cm high, 40cm wide and 4cm thick[ 388 Title Guide to the Trees of Papua New Guinea Publication Author Conn. B.J. & Damas. K.Q. Website http://www.pngplants.org/PNGtrees/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An Internet site giving good descriptions of the trees of Papua New Guinea. , 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is used locally and is also exported in limited amounts to Japan[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAustralasia - New Guinea.

HabitatA canopy tree in primary lowland forest, sometimes in swampy localities or at riversides, both on alluvial clay and limestone; at elevations up to 650 metres[ 388 Title Guide to the Trees of Papua New Guinea Publication Author Conn. B.J. & Damas. K.Q. Website http://www.pngplants.org/PNGtrees/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An Internet site giving good descriptions of the trees of Papua New Guinea. , 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ].